Raggamuffin
Selah Sue Feat. J. Cole Lyrics

Yeah, lost in the world
Feeling adrift in a confusing world

Like Siddhartha while I author these quotes
In the midst of creating something profound, like the singer of Hermann Hesse's book

Cutting hoes like a varsity coach
Acting with authority and precision to achieve success

Caught fire, no larceny
Achieving great things without committing any wrongdoing

Please you gotta pardon these boasts
Excusing oneself for expressing confidence and pride

A lot of niggas pray to God that he choke
Jealous people hoping for failure

Never see the album drop, fall off and be broke
Fearing failure and obscurity

Reminiscing on the hard times, so often he'd hope
Looking back on past struggles, hoping for better things

To slip his foot in the door, promise when I made it, I'd write my hooks for the poor
Dreaming of finding success and using it to help others in need

But now I'm hella faded, and got my foot to the floor, while I'm pushing this Porsche
Enjoying the fruits of labor and success

Seem to be more concerned with how I look in The Source, staring in the mirror just to see a look of remorse
Feeling conflicted about the appearance of focusing more on popularity and image rather than substance

Take a look at my chain, look at what I became, mayne
Implied sarcasm to the notion of material success as a measure of achievement

You never had it easy, I know, but I still remember you and what we used to say so
Acknowledging a friend's struggle and reminiscing about shared experiences

I say, this my song for you my friend, you can only see that I can hardly let things go, no, oh, yeah
Dedicating a song to a friend and asserting the enduring nature of their bond

So listen to the sound of my voice, you better send him all my love, he's given me no choice, no, no, no, listen to the sound of the boys, huh
Urging a friend to be attentive and expressing the dilemma of being forced to choose sides

A raggamuffin is a freedom fighter, he's handling a choice, and I know that if
Defining a raggamuffin as someone who stands up for their beliefs and has to make tough decisions

The raggamuffin is one of the friend, what you see is what you really get in the end, but what you're ever gonna, gonna do, I don't know
Stating that the true character of a raggamuffin is revealed over time, and wondering about the choices they will ultimately make

And the raggamuffin shall not fall down, because he has the wisdom not to fool around, but why did you have to leave the good sense on the ground, yes
Asserting that a raggamuffin will not fail due to their intelligence and implying that others lack this quality

Yeah, that old me that you knew well is still in me, somewhere, deep down there
Admitting that despite changes, a part of one's former self remains

Hiding in the corner is a nigga who cared, believed he could change the world and he dared
Shielding an aspect of oneself that still has hope and ambition

Now he sits alone, used to write poems but that's gone, it's been so long 'cause he's scared
Reflecting on the fear that has hindered one's creativity

The world ain't fair and I'm fully aware, when the revolution comes will I stare or will I ride
Acknowledging the harsh realities of life and wondering about one's own response to change